{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/federal-grant-announcements/rep-john-lewis-announces-115-million-grants-5th-district", "Federal Grants Announcement - $115 Million in Grants", "2016-10-24", "2016", "2016-10", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "John Lewis", "L000287", "johnlewis.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Periodically, Rep. John Lewis is notified that organizations within the 5th Congressional District have been selected to receive a variety of federal grants.\u00a0 This federal grants announcement will advise press and constituents of these notifications.\u00a0 This announcement details about $115,083,444\u00a0in federal grants coming to the 5th Congressional District.\nWhat is the funding process for federal grants?\nThere are two basic ways the federal government awards funds, through mandatory funding or discretionary funding.\u00a0 Members of Congress vote on \u201cauthorizing\u201d legislation that funds the mandatory commitments of the federal government for programs like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance and SNAP.\u00a0 Also every year, levels of discretionary funding are determined during the Congressional appropriations process.\u00a0 Rep. Lewis and all other members of Congress work to ensure that federal programs which provide key services within their districts are funded at levels requested by local government authorities and constituents they represent.\u00a0 \u00a0\nThe federal grants announced by this release fall mainly in the discretionary category. \u00a0The money appropriated by Congress is sent to the federal agencies, such as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which then disburse it directly to the states and local governments.\u00a0 Sometimes federal agencies issue requests for proposals which place states, cities, and local organizations in competition with others around the country for the opportunity to gain federal support for a local project.\u00a0 This is where the efficacy of city and state organizations are tested to determine whether they can compete effectively to receive those funds. Rep. Lewis often meets with and advises city, state or local agencies to help them strategize effective methods of engaging the federal agencies throughout the grant process.\nPell Grants, Byrne Justice Assistance, veterans\u2019 services, LIHEAP home heating support, early education, COPS, YouthBuild, Jobs Corps, the CDC, minority health programs, TIGER, critical disease research initiatives, tenant and fair housing assistance all stem from Congressional discretionary funding.\u00a0 Recent successful discretionary grant efforts from the 5th Congressional District of Georgia include the Atlanta Streetcar, the Multimodal Passenger Terminal, the Atlanta BeltLine, and the UTC.\u00a0 Through his District Office, Rep. Lewis offers grants assistance and workshops to explain the federal grants process.\u00a0 Please call 404-659-0116 if you are interested in participating in one of these workshops.\u00a0\nFollowing is the list of the most recently granted federal funds to the 5th Congressional District. If you are seeking more information about any one of these federal grants, please consult the granting information for more details on their selection process. Grants over $500,000 are highlighted.\nThis is to inform you that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration will be announcing\u00a0the following grant award(s) to recipient(s) within your Congressional district and state.\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Notifications\n\u00a0\nU.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)\nGrant Recipient: Task Force for Global Health Inc.\nGrant Project Title: GH15-1619, PIO/HQ \"Strengthening Applied Epidemiology and Sustainable International Public Health Capacity through the Field Epidemiology Training Programs\"\nAmount: $18,413,237\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:168867\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nRecipient: Georgia State University\nGrant Project Title: Advances in the Study of Social Neuroendocrinology\nAmount: $227,250\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170014\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research\nAmount: $547,214\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170090\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: CRCNS: Multi-scale models of proprioceptive encoding for sensorimotor control\nAmount: $371,622\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:169975\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Development and Assessment of Decision Supporting System for Renal studies\nAmount: $351,000\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:169958\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Georgia Diabetes Translation Research Center\nAmount: $532,185\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:169947\n\u00a0\nRecipient: St. Joseph\u2019s Mercy Care Services\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $71,408\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170606\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Georgia Department of Community Health\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $83,848\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170850\nRecipient: Palmetto Health Council, Inc\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $65,163\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170956\n\u00a0\nRecipient: The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $74,401\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170979\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Southside Medical Center, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $98,306\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:171051\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Meridian Education Resource Group, Inc. \u00a0\u00a0\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $43,685\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:171295\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Health Education, Assessment and Leadership, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Health Center Cluster\nAmount: $47,182\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:171692\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Planning a Regional Center of Research Excellence in Non-communicable Diseases in India\nAmount: $289,628\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:171849\nRecipient: Georgia Institute of Technology\nGrant Project Title: The Impact of the Intrauterine and Early Childhood Environments on Neurocognitive and Metabolic Development in African American Youth: Focus on the Gut-Brain Axis\nAmount: $1,414,931\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:171977\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: ALIGN v.2.0: Identification and Quantification of Real Time Barriers to Community Mobility\nAmount: $199,940\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170362\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Impact of prenatal insecticide exposure on neurodevelopmental trajectories in a Thai birth cohort: building exposure science and neurodevelopmental research capacity in Thailand\nAmount: $563,957\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170408\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nRecipient: Clark Atlanta University\nGrant Project Title: Grants to Support the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Health Services Research Grant Program\nAmount: $215,000\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170556\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Personalized Medicine for Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Clinical Measures of Buttocks Deformation\nAmount: $199,985\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170588\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nRecipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Assistive Software Knowledgebase for Computers and Mobile Devices\nAmount: $200,000\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:170590\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Impact of Trauma Exposure on Critical Periods in Brain Development and Fear Processing in Children\nAmount: $542,009\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:172531\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Impact of eliminating nonmedical exemptions in California\nAmount: $739,056\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:172518\n\u00a0\nRecipient: Morehouse School of Medicine\nGrant Project Title: Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership\nAmount: $1,124,237\nAdditional Details: https://hhsgrants.econsys.com/apex/f?p=103:210:0::NO:210:P210_GRANT_ID:172605\nAny questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the HHS Press office at (202) 690-6343.\n\u00a0\nNational Science Foundation (NSF)\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Conference on Mathematical Results in Quantum Physics; October 8-11, 2016, Georgia Institute of Technology\nAmount: $45,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1643086\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: A Shared Autonomy Approach to Robotic Arm Assistance with Daily Activities\nAmount: $298,503\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1605228 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Computational and Communication Efficient Distributed Statistical Methods with Theoretical Guarantees\nAmount: $375,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1613152 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: RAPID: CS-NYCE: An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Rollout of Student-Centered Computer Science Education in New York City\nAmount: $58,627\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1645710 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: CDS&E-MSS: Local Approximation for Large Scale Spatial Modeling\nAmount: $75,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1621722 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: CRISP Type 1/Collaborative Research: Sustainable and Resilient Design of Interdependent Water and Energy Systems at the Infrastructure-Human-Resource Nexus\nAmount: $246,937\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1638268 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Promoting Reasoning In Undergraduate Mathematics (PRIUM)\nAmount: $310,409\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1624970 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Combining Craft and Performance to Teach Physical Computing\nAmount: $298,885\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1612686 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Clark Atlanta University\nGrant Project Title: MRI: Acquisition of a Modern Secondary Ion Spectrometer for Multidisciplinary Research and Training of Next Generation Scientists\nAmount: $693,854\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1625050\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Using the emulsion glass transition to test the universality of jamming\nAmount: $378,513\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1609763 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: EAGER: Developing An Intelligent Computational-Healthcare Decision Support\nAmount: $100,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1651360\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: EAGER: Collaborative Research: Structural Characteristics and the Pace of Scientific Advance\nAmount: $35,316\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1646459\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: PFI:BIC Next Generation Real-Time Distributed Manufacturing Service Systems Using Digital Process Planning and GPU-Accelerated Parallel Computing\nAmount: $1,000,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1631803 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: Scholars Award: The Co-production of Knowledge by Reproductive Justice Advocates and Molecular Biologists\nAmount: $179,400\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1632660 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Georgia Tech's Scholarship-for-Service (SFS) Program\nAmount: $4,999,996\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1565523 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: EXP: Fostering Self-Correcting Reasoning with Reflection Systems\nAmount: $549,958\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1623419 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: BD Spokes: SPOKE: SOUTH: Large-Scale Medical Informatics for Patient Care Coordination and Engagement\nAmount: $1,000,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1636933 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Enabling Milliarcsecond Astrophysics: Open access for the CHARA Array\nAmount: $3,902,331\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1636624&HistoricalAwards=false \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Prediction, Optimization and Control for Information Propagation on Networks: A Differential Equation and Mass Transportation Based Approach\nAmount: $99,770\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1620342 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Prediction, Optimization and Control for Information Propagation on Networks: A Differential Equation and Mass Transportation Based Approach  Amount: $164,825\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1620345 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: US Ignite: Collaborative Research: Focus Area 1: Fleet Management of Large-Scale Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Settings\nAmount: $299,359\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1647167 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Pointivo, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: SBIR Phase II: Automatic Generation of As-Built BIM Models Using a Single Video Camera\nAmount: $750,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1632248\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: SI2-SSE: Collaborative Research: High Performance Low Rank Approximation for Scalable Data Analytics\nAmount: $332,283\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1642410\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Mixing Learning Experiences for Computer Programming Across Museums, Classrooms, and the Home Using Computational Music\nAmount: $2,517,690\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1612644 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Emory University\nGrant Project Title: RCN-UBE:The Neuroscience Case Network (NeuroCaseNet)\nAmount: $498,814\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1624104\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Advancing Computational Thinking in Information Technology Courses Using Integrated Culturally Relevant Science Content and Practices\nAmount: $2,496,391\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1639946\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Enabling Milliarcsecond Astrophysics: Open access for the CHARA Array\nAmount: $3,902,331\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1636624 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Workshop on Acquiring and Sharing Data Within the CMMI Research Community; Arlington, Virginia; December 7-8, 2016\nAmount: $49,931\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1652999\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Clark Atlanta University\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: NSF INCLUDES: An Integrated Approach to Retain Underrepresented Minority Students in STEM Disciplines\nAmount: $60,621\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1649237 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: BD Spokes: SPOKE: SOUTH: Collaborative: Smart Grids Big Data\nAmount: $250,001\nAdditional Details: \u00a0\u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1636783 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Towards an Accurate, High-Fidelity Modeling System for Multiphysics and Multiscale Coastal Ocean Flows\nAmount: $75,000\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1622453\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Mixing Learning Experiences for Computer Programming Across Museums, Classrooms, and the Home Using Computational Music\nAmount: $2,517,690\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1612644&HistoricalAwards=false\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.\nGrant Project Title: Collaborative Research: Factors of Success in a Community-based, Interactive Engagement Learning Environment: Perspectives from a Minority Serving Institution\nAmount: $179,347\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1625414 \n\u00a0\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Program to integrate mobile, hands-on experiments into the ME, AE, and ECE curricula\nAmount: $599,947\nAdditional Details: \u00a0http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=1626362 \n\u00a0\nAny questions regarding this notification should be addressed to NSF\u2019s Office of Legislative and Public Affairs at (703) 292-8070.\n\u00a0\nNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)\nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership\nAmount: $4,489,137\nAdditional Details: \u00a0Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership - As a result of the recent Federal Funding Opportunity 2016-NIST-MEP-01, MEP has selected the Georgia Tech Research Corporation to operate the MEP Center in the State of Georgia. This award will be a multi-year award (5 years) cover the period October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2021. NIST Awards Funding to Support Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers For Immediate Release: Aug. 31, 2016 The U.S. Commerce Department\u2019s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will award more than $36 million in annual funding to organizations in 11 states and Puerto Rico, as part of its efforts to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers. The five-year funding agreements will support Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) centers, which provide a wide range of services to small and medium-sized manufacturers in every state and Puerto Rico. The awards will go to organizations in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Utah and Vermont and provide funding for the first year of the five-year agreements. Continued funding is subject to the availability of annual appropriations and successful annual reviews. One remaining award from this federal funding opportunity, announced in January 2016, is still in process. The following organizations will sign cooperative agreements to operate centers in their states: \u2022 Alabama Technology Network (Montgomery) - $1,780,800 \u2022 Arkansas Economic Development Commission (Little Rock) - $971,218 MEP center name: Arkansas Economic Development Commission Manufacturing Solutions \u2022 California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (Torrance) - $14,046,449 \u2022 Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta) - $2,693,482 MEP center name: Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership \u2022 Louisiana Community and Technical College System (Baton Rouge) - $1,197,546 MEP center name: MEPoL \u2022 Missouri IncuTech Foundation (Rolla) - $2,207,873 MEP center name: Missouri Enterprise \u2022 Montana State University (Bozeman) - $512,000 MEP center name: Montana Manufacturing Extension Center \u2022 State of Ohio, Development Services Agency (Columbus) - $5,246,822 MEP center name: Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership \u2022 Pennsylvania IRC Network Foundation (Williamsport) - $5,280,576 MEP center name: Pennsylvania Manufacturing Extension Partnership \u2022 Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension, Inc. (San Juan) - $643,133 MEP center name: PRIMEX \u2022 University of Utah (Salt Lake City) - $1,147,573 MEP center name: University of Utah Manufacturing Extension Partnership \u2022 Vermont State Colleges (Randolph Center) - $600,000 MEP center name: Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center Proposals were reviewed by government and independent experts and evaluated against a number of criteria, including demonstration of a thorough understanding of market needs and how proposed service offerings would meet those needs. The reviewers also looked at the proposed business models, performance measurements and metrics, partnership potential, staff qualifications and program management, as well as financial and nonfederal cost-share plans. The new agreement reduces the centers\u2019 cost-share burden by reducing the amount of required matching funds from nonfederal sources. For every dollar of federal investment, MEP clients generate nearly $17 in new sales, which translates into $2.3 billion in new sales annually. And for every $1,900 of federal investment, MEP creates or retains one U.S. manufacturing job. Since 1988, MEP has worked with more than 86,000 manufacturers, leading to $96.4 billion in sales and $15.7 billion in cost savings, and it has helped create nearly 800,000 jobs. Read about some of MEP\u2019s successes on its website. To learn more about NIST, visit www.nist.gov..\n\u00a0\nAny questions regarding this notification should be addressed to NIST\u2019s General Grants Information line at (301) 975-4714.\nDepartment of Transportation (DOT)\nGrant Recipient: City of Atlanta\nGrant Project Title: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International: Rehabilitate Taxiway\nAmount: $12,719,350\nAdditional Details: \u00a0This grant will provide federal funding for the Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. This grant is being increased from $2,541,166 to $15,260,516. The increase is based on the availability of additional federal funding. This project will fund the reconstruction of 3,450 feet of existing Taxiway E, E5, L6, F3 and D pavements that require rehabilitation to ensure safe airfield operations. Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a large-hub primary airport associated with Atlanta, Georgia. \nGrant Recipient: City of Atlanta\nGrant Project Title: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International: Noise Mitigation Measures for Residences within 65 - 69\nAmount: $29,730,979\nAdditional Details: \u00a0This grant will provide federal funding for the Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia. This project provides for the continuing mitigation of airport noise impacted properties within in the 65-69 DNL noise contours surrounding the airport as defined in the 2008 FAA approved Part 150 Study. This project will benefit approximately 2,442 residents in both multi-family and single-family homes and 275 students. Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a large-hub primary airport associated with Atlanta, Georgia. \nGrant Recipient: State of Georgia\nGrant Project Title: Georgia State Block Grant Program: Non primary development projects in state block grant program\nAmount: $8,339,492\nAdditional Details: \u00a0This grant will provide federal funding for airports in the Georgia State Block Grant Program. This grant includes funding for Cartersville Airport, Congressional District 11, to improve Runway 1/19 Safety Area in the amount of $1,850,000. This is Phase 2 of 4. This grant includes funding for Habersham County Airport, Congressional District 09, to construct a parallel taxiway in the amount of $2,850,000. This is the fourth and final Phase of construction. This grant includes funding for DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Congressional District 06, to address the locations identified in the national Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program in the amount of $1,000,000. This grant includes funding for Fulton County Airport, Congressional District 05, to address the locations identified in the national Runway Incursion Mitigation (RIM) program in the amount of $1,382,000. This grant includes funding for Cobb County-McCollum Field, Congressional District 11, to rehabilitate the apron in the amount of $1,257,492. \nAny questions regarding this notification should be addressed to DOT\u2019s Office of Governmental Affairs at (202)366-4573.\n\u00a0\n\u00a0\nDepartment of Energy (DOE) \nGrant Recipient: Georgia Tech Research Corporation\nGrant Project Title: Pushing the Efficiency Limit of Low-Cost, Industrially-Relevant Silicon Solar Cells by Advancing Cell Structures and Technology Innovations\nAmount: $1,125,000 (SunShot Award Amount)\nAdditional Details: This project is advancing manufacturable silicon cell technologies to above 22% efficiency through the use of passivated selective emitter and selective back surface field (BSF) contact geometries. The improved contact and metallization methods investigated during the course of the project will reduce recombination and improve cell performance by up to 2% absolute efficiency. Multiple fabrication methodologies will be investigated to determine the most cost-effective method for producing the laterally patterned doping profiles needed to realize this high performance cell technology.\n\u00a0\nAny questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the Office of Public Affairs division of the DOE at (202) 586-4940.\n\u00a0\nU.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)\nGrant Recipient: Herman J. Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship\nGrant Project Title: Construction of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator\nAmount: $2,922,513 (EDA Investment)\nAdditional Details: This EDA investment funds the design and renovation of an existing building for development of the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.\u00a0 The new facility, which will be constructed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, will provide space for over 100 emerging entrepreneurial companies to support long-term disaster recovery efforts by adding economic resiliency to the city of Atlanta through increased economic diversification.\u00a0 In addition, the project will be a model of public/private partnership to create economic opportunity and inclusive innovation and catalyze transformation of the Atlanta Westside, a designated Promise Zone area.\n\u00a0\nAny questions regarding this notification should be addressed to the Office of Public Affairs division of the EDA at (202) 482-4085.\n####", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://johnlewis.house.gov/media-center/federal-grant-announcements/rep-john-lewis-announces-115-million-grants-5th-district"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9691650047898293, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}